Elliot Hospital: labor and delivery in Manchester, NH
Elliot Hospital is a hospital in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 2,435 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (913 such births). That is above the New Hampshire rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,435Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 358Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Elliot Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1 Elliot Way
Manchester, NH 03103
Hillsborough County
Call (603) 669-5300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Elliot Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 358 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 88 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Hampshire, Elliot Hospital has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Elliot Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Manchester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester | 2.0 | 26% | 302 | Yes |
| Southern NH Medical Center | Nashua | 16 | 32% | 989 | Yes |
| Concord Hospital | Concord | 16 | 27% | 1,277 | Yes |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua | 16 | 32% | 584 | Yes |
| Holy Family Hospital | Methuen | 22 | 29% | 788 | Yes |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 24 | 22% | 1,790 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Manchester
More in Hillsborough County
- Southern NH Medical Center (Nashua)
- St Joseph Hospital (Nashua)
- Monadnock Community Hospital (Peterborough)
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